This happens in almost every episode and is one of the main things that bothers me about this crappy show so I had to write something about it.
7th Heaven
"Nobody says goodbye"
(ANNIE is pretending to do something domestic, as usual. While she is packing lunches/making breakfast/washing dishes/baking cookies/tossing a salad/shelling peas/cleaning the fridge/mopping the floor/scrubbing the counters/feeding the dog/roasting a chicken/icing a cake/humming a merry tune the phone rings.)
ANNIE: Hello?
ERIC: Hi hunny, look, I'm going to be late for dinner, ok?
(ANNIE'S once charming demeanor vanishes. She scowls and begins banging things around violently.)
ERIC: Annie? Are you ok?
ANNIE: I'm FINE except that I've been SLAVING AWAY FOR DINNER all day!
ERIC: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sure the kids will love your dinner.
ANNIE: Damn straight they will! And you better get your ass home if you don't want to live out in the garage with them from now on!
ERIC: Why did you send the kids to the garage again?
ANNIE: BECAUSE THEY QUESTIONED ME!!!!!!!!!!! AND IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU—!!!!!!!
ERIC: All right! I'll try and make it home for dinner!
ANNIE: See that you do!
(They hang up)
(In the garage…)
(For some reason all the kids have phones)
RUTHIE: (on the phone with her little boyfriend) So how are you today?
BOYFRIEND: I'm fine.
RUTHIE: I hate you! I hate you!
BOYFRIEND: What? Why?
RUTHIE: Just shut up and buy me some tampons!
BOYFRIEND: Ok.
(They hang up)
MATT: (also on the phone) So do I have the job?
MYSTERIOUS PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PHONE: Well we'll see how the interview goes first.
MATT: Great! See you tomorrow!
(They hang up)
SIMON: (on another phone) So the whole school knows I'm a virgin? Man that sucks!
FRIEND: Yeah dude.
SIMON: I need to find a way to break my "pastor's son" image!
FRIEND: Dude, I don't know…
SIMON: Can I go to a wild party with you where I will try to stay out of trouble while attempting to break my "virgin boy" image at the same time but will accidentally get drunk and for some reason not stand up for myself so I get in huge trouble with my entire family even though it isn't my fault?
FRIEND: Dude! Yeah! I'm so stoked man!
(They hang up)
LUCY: (on the phone) I'm an empty-headed twit! Tee hee!
FRIEND ON OTHER LINE: Tee hee!
LUCY: Tee hee!
(They hang up)
(In the house, in Mary's room)
MARY: (on the phone) What's wrong Wilson?
WILSON: Mary, why did you kiss that other guy?
MARY: (getting upset) How many times do I have to tell you! I'm just a whore, ok! Why can't you deal with that?
(Wilson hangs up)
MARY: What the—huh? Hey! Wilson hung up on me!
AUTHOR: How can you tell? HOW CAN YOU TELL!!!!!!! WHY DON'T ANY OF YOU EVER SAY GOOD BYE WHEN YOU HANG UP???????? WHY??????????? FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING GOOD AND HOLY, JUST SAY GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!
(Strangles Mary. Then strangles Ruthie for good measure)
THE END